Anyone using a schaller hannes bridge?

[bhuard75]

Looking to get some feedback on the schaller hannes bridge if anyone has it equipped on one of their guitars.

 

[snowdog]

I am also interested in hearing about them, I like the design. Apparently they now have a Piezo version available.

 

[Juggernaut]

There's a Gutierrez build with one of those, I'll have to see if I can find the pics....

 

[grooveHT]

That's a bridge I'd really like to use on a build, but Tommy at USACG kinda turned me off to them. He said that the reports he's received on people that have used them on projects have been sort of "meehhhhhhhh." Like I said, I want to use it, and I want to love it, but for now I'll let some other people test-drive it before I employ it!

 

[Rødskjegg]

That's a bridge I'd really like to use on a build, but Tommy at USACG kinda turned me off to them. He said that the reports he's received on people that have used them on projects have been sort of "meehhhhhhhh." Like I said, I want to use it, and I want to love it, but for now I'll let some other people test-drive it before I employ it!

This. I also got interested in this bridge but I'm reading a lot of these meh posts.

 

[TIBrent]

The only ones who are mehhh those things are purists who need standard bridges ( or neck through guys) . To the rest of the world, these things are amazing. I have seen the light with these & when given the option, will go with the Schaller hannes over just about anything else out there. These really make an impact too I feel when you have a bolt on neck, you feel every note better, the sustain is longer, the response stays tight & the strings seem to intonate & stay in tune better.

 

[bhuard75]

I had a chat with the guitarist from diathesis. Hes got one of these on his guitar. Loves it.

 

[Juggernaut]

The only ones who are mehhh those things are purists who need standard bridges ( or neck through guys) . To the rest of the world, these things are amazing. I have seen the light with these & when given the option, will go with the Schaller hannes over just about anything else out there. These really make an impact too I feel when you have a bolt on neck, you feel every note better, the sustain is longer, the response stays tight & the strings seem to intonate & stay in tune better.

Why don't (neck through) guys like them?

 

[grooveHT]

The only ones who are mehhh those things are purists who need standard bridges ( or neck through guys) . To the rest of the world, these things are amazing. I have seen the light with these & when given the option, will go with the Schaller hannes over just about anything else out there. These really make an impact too I feel when you have a bolt on neck, you feel every note better, the sustain is longer, the response stays tight & the strings seem to intonate & stay in tune better.

You're right, there is no reason Tommy at USACG would say that besides being a complete purist. I mean, look at the instruments in the gallery on his site, they only make guitar that conform to the normal Strat/Tele mold. Your argument has swayed me.

 

[Qweklain]

I wish they would stop being uptight clowns (specifically Schaller) and make a damned 7-string version already! There are some who have made a custom piece to add an extra string, but nothing readily available.

 

[thegame]

Seems like a simplified version of a 2TEK bridge (see below), the principle of which is the same : each string saddle is isolated from the other to avoid sympathetic vibrations.

I don't care for the fact that the Hannes bridge used Graphtech saddles. Teflon doesn't sound as good as steel, brass, aluminum, or any other widely used metal for guitar bridges IMO.

 

[TIBrent]

The only ones who are mehhh those things are purists who need standard bridges ( or neck through guys) . To the rest of the world, these things are amazing. I have seen the light with these & when given the option, will go with the Schaller hannes over just about anything else out there. These really make an impact too I feel when you have a bolt on neck, you feel every note better, the sustain is longer, the response stays tight & the strings seem to intonate & stay in tune better.

Why don't (neck through) guys like them?

I feel like they provide almost "Too much" sustain for neck thru guitars. Like, I play bolt on necks on darn near everything, because, I play heavier music that needs to have tight start/stops, I can always add more sustain to my guitar by fretting differently, a little boost here a little echo there, but pulling that sustain out of a guitar is the hard part & when you need things really tight (which it seems like is the primary reason most of the guys who play the hannes do), the thing makes the guitar so much more lively that on a neck thru it would be super hard to tame that resonance.
Just my opinion, but I am pretty confident in it
-Brent

 

[TIBrent]

I wish they would stop being uptight clowns (specifically Schaller) and make a damned 7-string version already! There are some who have made a custom piece to add an extra string, but nothing readily available.

Amen to that!
-Brent